Future of the Internet

In the past, generations were divided into decades. Right now, each generation has been defined by a separation of 5 years. Digital age and advancing technology has brought about the decreasing number of years that marks a generation. Perhaps in the near future the distinction may be that of every two years.

TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is an invitation-only event where the world's leading thinkers and doers gather to find inspiration. The following video is what they perceive to be the future of the Internet.



Reading a person's identity off their bodies, drawing a watch on your hand to draw a time or taking a picture and dialling a number with just your fingers and palms. As convenient as it may be, it infringes on a person's privacy, causes one to be lazy, and puts numerous companies, like phone, cameras and watches, out of business. This would result in a widescale job losses and a major impact on the world's economy. It would be crazy just to know a person's interests just by lookin at someone. Imagine walking along a street and a total stranger turns on his device just to check out your personal information. It's freaky, stalkerish and simply insane.

As much as the advance in technology is impressive and marvellous with all its advantages, I certainly wish that somehow it would stop progressing at this rate. Humans are experimenting with changes more than what most could handle. Those who are not tech-savvy may fall behind whilst those who do not even have any form of technology gadget would be left further behind in the technological divide. I am a supporter of Ipod and playstation consoles but I do not want a world where people can start using walls as a computer screen with everyone's identities unprotected and available for the world.